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1 Ind | mortals. How much more~ ~honest and just is it then for 2 Ind | distinction is made in things honest or dishonest; onely appetite~ ~ 3 Ind | doe) shunning death by the honest example of~ ~other, make 4 1, 1| no purpose,~ ~because he (honest man) being now growne aged, 5 1, 1| entertainement, and have allowed him honest~ ~physicall attendance, 6 1, 1| desiring none other then honest~ ~gaine thereby, and evermore 7 1, 1| to fetch the body. The~ ~honest Friar that had confessed 8 1, 2| Chevigny, a man of faithfull, honest, and upright~ ~dealing; 9 1, 2| it to a good end,~ ~and honest intentions are to be commended.~ ~ 10 1, 2| good worke, example of honest life, or any good thing 11 1, 3| by~ ~him, thus began.~ ~ Honest man, I have often heard 12 1, 5| land, hee would shape some honest excuse to see the Lady Marquesse,~ ~ 13 1, 6| HONESTLY DISCOVERED~ ~ ~ ~ An honest plaine meaning man, (simply 14 1, 6| reprehension, which~ ~an honest simple lay-man, gave to 15 1, 6| true or no? Whereto the honest man~ ~answered, that he 16 1, 6| therefore, though that~ ~honest meaning man did wisely, 17 1, 6| and yet held it scarsely honest in his Lordship, to dismisse~ ~ 18 1, 6| Marchant or Minstrill, honest man or knave,~ ~never refraining 19 1, 6| reputed to be~ ~a learned, honest, and ingenious man: he grew 20 1, 7| me to tell~ ~you, how an honest Courtier reprehended in 21 1, 7| infinite meanes, that a civill honest Gentleman~ ~(a Courtier 22 1, 7| dissention, or treating on honest~ ~marriages, betweene friends 23 1, 9| WHEREIN IS DECLARED, THAT HONEST LOVE AGREETH WITH PEOPLE~ ~ 24 1, 9| beganne thus to speake: Honest and vertuous young Ladies, 25 1, 9| be silent. For defence of honest devise and conference among 26 1, 9| as if there were no other honest woman, but~ ~shee that conferres 27 1, 9| alwayes~ ~ready to do you any honest service. Master Albert, 28 1, 9| for continuing our time in honest~ ~pleasure. And although 29 2, 2| selfe, demaunding how~ ~the honest man fared. Madame, answered 30 2, 3| of life for ever. As for honest~ ~Alessandro, who had awaited 31 2, 3| if he were vertuous and honest, he should surely attaine 32 2, 3| Gentleman standing by me, whose honest, vertuous, and civill~ ~ 33 2, 5| demanding of him, if he knew an honest Gentleman lodging~ ~there, 34 2, 5| but that he went to a most honest house, and to a Gentlewoman~ ~ 35 2, 5| meete~ ~attendant for so honest a Mistresse) no sooner heard 36 2, 5| not to be~ ~suffered, that honest women should thus be molested 37 2, 5| for hurts~ ~received in no honest quarrels, yawning also and 38 2, 5| this manner to comfort him. Honest fellow,- we cannot but~ ~ 39 2, 6| Gentlewoman of~ ~theirs, honest, humble, and very dutifull, 40 2, 6| in some authority.~ ~ The honest man of the Guard, without 41 2, 6| intreating thee (as became an honest servant) that thou shouldest~ ~ 42 2, 6| she~ ~shall become thy honest wife, and accepting thee 43 2, 7| admitted an equall and honest division, but this purchase 44 2, 7| came for Cyprus, till two honest Gentlemen of~ ~France who 45 2, 7| fairest, most vertuous, and honest~ ~Lady to your daughter, 46 2, 7| received by him as an~ ~honest Virgin, living long time 47 2, 8| envied by many, made his~ ~honest carriage (in this case) 48 2, 8| beautifull, whereupon shee saide. Honest man, thy daughter hath~ ~ 49 2, 8| thing of me that is not honest. Nor did the~ ~Lady dislike 50 2, 8| true, faithfull, and~ ~honest love was the sole scope 51 2, 9| could be more chaste and honest then she: in which respect,~ ~ 52 2, 9| impossible (although she be most honest) but she must needs doe 53 2, 10| Every one in this honest and gracious assembly, most 54 2, 10| this~ ~doore: but heere is honest and civill conversation, 55 3, 1| the Lady Abbesse, and an honest poor man, who was a Gardiner,~ ~ 56 3, 1| falling in talke with the honest poore man, whose name was~ ~ 57 3, 1| which,~ ~hee hath done many honest services about the house. 58 3, 3| amourously affected to an honest man,~ ~induced a devoute 59 3, 3| deepe in love with a~ ~verie honest man of our City also, and 60 3, 3| reported to~ ~be a most honest man, she perswaded her selfe, 61 3, 3| but he~ ~seemeth to be honest, and of good worth; moreover ( 62 3, 3| bad imputations upon very honest women, yet without any offence 63 3, 3| Father, whether these be honest courses or no, and~ ~to 64 3, 4| Brancazio,~ ~there dwelt an honest man, and some-what rich, 65 3, 5| thereof, by thine owne~ ~honest and gentle speeches, which 66 3, 6| misguided~ ~her in, against her honest minded husband, and enflamed 67 3, 6| wronged husband, or let any honest woman~ ~ever see my face.~ ~ 68 3, 7| which he~ ~guided with such honest and discreete care, that 69 3, 7| murderers of the man.~ ~ The honest Knight, who was very sorrowfull 70 3, 8| himselfe in person, and his honest trusty~ ~Monke of Bologna, 71 3, 8| Bennet; as also of my~ ~honest, deare, and loving Wife, 72 3, 9| meane in substance,~ ~yet of honest life, vertuous, and never 73 3, 9| mother, who was a wise, honest, and worthy Lady.~ ~ The 74 3, 9| be so welcome to me, as~ ~honest comfort. The Countesse proceeding 75 3, 9| offer? If the action be honest; without blame or scandall~ ~ 76 3, 9| Neverthelesse, considering, what an honest office it was in her, to~ ~ 77 3, 9| she knew the intent to be honest, the Countesse vertuous, 78 3, 9| deservings, such as any~ ~honest and well-minded Lady in 79 4, 1| secretly, with her sober, honest, and familiar~ ~purposes. 80 4, 1| truely~ ~knew thy vertue, and honest integrity of life; and this 81 4, 1| all other, and having his honest~ ~harmelesse conversation, 82 4, 1| most requisite to be in an honest~ ~vertuous man; then you 83 4, 1| preferment, on a man so honest and well~ ~deserving, and 84 4, 1| thus she spake unto him. My honest friend, it is no more then~ ~ 85 4, 2| taken and reputed to be honest~ ~and good, may commit many 86 4, 3| Kinde Friends (quoth he) the honest familiarity which hath past~ ~ 87 4, 3| he for murthering his honest wife, and she for poysoning 88 4, 6| good~ ~life, and performing honest actions; no dreame is to 89 4, 6| betweene us: but yet in such honest sort, that this body~ ~( 90 4, 6| and kindred will give it honest buriall.~ ~ Andreana, although 91 4, 8| universall mourning, the honest man (in whose house he~ ~ 92 4, 10| parts, then any other honest qualitie that might commend 93 4, 10| thee: but my good name, and honest repute, as yet untoucht 94 5, 1| meanes used to him, any honest civility~ ~had power of 95 5, 1| accomplish~ ~the issue of his honest amorous desire: made many 96 5, 1| prisoners: whereupon he said.~ ~ Honest Friends, neither desire 97 5, 2| whom~ ~I have done many honest services, according as she 98 5, 3| Alagna, where Pedro had some honest friends, in~ ~whom he reposed 99 5, 3| and their desire is both honest and~ ~honorable. Moreover, 100 5, 4| Romania, a Knight, a very honest~ ~Gentleman, and well qualified, 101 5, 4| I beare thee, and the~ ~honest confidence I do repose in 102 5, 5| for~ ~faire, civill, and honest demeanour, which incited 103 5, 5| above all the rest) two very honest young men, of~ ~good fame 104 5, 5| wherefore,~ ~perceiving their honest intended meaning to be frustrated, 105 5, 7| lesse (on the other side) to honest Pedro.~ ~ While thus they 106 5, 8| liberall in his expences, honest and affable in all his actions, 107 5, 8| kind and tractable to mens honest motions, then~ ~ever they 108 5, 9| Notwithstanding, she being no lesse honest then faire,~ ~made no reckoning 109 5, 9| where he lived in such an honest kind of contented poverty.~ ~ 110 5, 9| poore woman, wife to an honest Husbandman will~ ~attend 111 5, 10| before I will hazard my honest reputation, either to suspition~ ~ 112 5, 10| man?~ ~Neither I, nor any honest man else, ought to have 113 6, 2| all~ ~things fitting for honest entertainment about him, 114 6, 2| tooke a~ ~taste of this honest mans Wine, perhaps it is 115 6, 2| with~ ~the good liking of honest Cistio.~ ~ But when the 116 6, 2| huge Flaggon, replyed thus. Honest Fellow, Messer Geri never~ ~ 117 6, 4| indeede) a~ ~plaine, simple, honest mery fellow, having drest 118 6, 7| applauded the Schollers honest revenge,~ ~the Queene enjoyned 119 6, 8| have understood it.~ ~ An honest man, named Fresco da Celatico, 120 6, 9| little esteemed among these honest meeters) a very~ ~friendly 121 6, 10| Onyon, promised certaine honest people of the Countrey, 122 6, 10| negligent, and void of all honest~ ~understanding or grace. 123 6, 10| thus~ ~he proceeded.~ ~ Honest Ladies, we have alreadie 124 6, 10| company, which hath bin most~ ~honest, since the first day of 125 7, 1| the knocke, then plaine honest meaning John~ ~was, dissembling 126 7, 1| my selfe~ ~all alone: but honest John, seeing thou art heere 127 7, 1| her~ ~enchantment, and the honest beleefe of silly John.~ ~ 128 7, 2| there lived in Naples, an honest meane man, who~ ~did take 129 7, 2| matching me with so good, honest, and loving~ ~a Wife. Behold, 130 7, 2| otherwise. I met with an honest Friend, who~ ~stayeth without 131 7, 2| twelve Gigliatoes, to a very honest man, who (even a~ ~little 132 7, 2| my match for the Fat. Honest Gentleman (answered Lazaro) 133 7, 2| answered Lazaro) I am that~ ~honest Womans Husband, for lacke 134 7, 2| pleased, the money paide, and honest~ ~meaning Lazaro not discontented.~ ~ 135 7, 4| like a Swine. You are my~ ~honest witnesses, how long I have 136 7, 4| speeches, pittying that any honest Woman should be so~ ~continually 137 7, 4| wife to be vertuous and honest. Within~ ~a little while, 138 7, 5| litle comfort abroad, by an honest~ ~recreation or pastime, 139 7, 5| commeth thither for~ ~no honest intent, and so I shall live 140 7, 5| undermine the secrets of thine honest meaning Wife. Wherefore, 141 7, 5| wife to be both wise and honest, and now when he hadde just~ ~ 142 7, 6| is hidden. Where art you honest friend" said plaine~ ~meaning 143 7, 7| THAT SUCH AS KEEPE MANY HONEST SEEMING~ ~ SERVANTS, MAY 144 7, 7| thereby to~ ~wrong his honest Master, insted of her, beateth 145 7, 7| to make triall of thine honest carriage. Well Sir (sayde~ ~ 146 7, 7| beside did. But, as for honest meaning Egano, hee never~ ~ 147 7, 8| is, that this~ ~seeming honest man, to whom (in a lucklesse 148 7, 8| Gentlewoman to his Wife,~ ~of honest fame, riches and reputation; 149 7, 8| beauties in Florence, chaste, honest and truely vertuous: Is 150 7, 10| walked asunder;~ ~but (as honest men use to doe) frequented 151 8, 1| women ought to be chaste and honest,~ ~and to preserve their 152 8, 1| thought to be intirely~ ~honest to her Husband: became so 153 8, 1| finde you~ ~alwaies a most honest Gentleman, and will be readie 154 8, 2| considered with himselfe, by what honest~ ~(yet unsuspected meanes) 155 8, 3| they tooke~ ~delight in his honest simplicity, and pleasant 156 8, 3| being a comely and very honest woman, and named Monna Trista,~ ~ 157 8, 3| behaviours of a wise or honest man? Calandrino,~ ~over-spent 158 8, 3| thou shouldest so abuse two honest neighbours? Well, assure~ ~ 159 8, 4| Gentlemen of~ ~especiall honest and gracious disposition.~ ~ 160 8, 4| wits. In this~ ~manner the honest Gentlewoman discharged her 161 8, 5| APPOINTED, BUT SUCH AS BE HONEST,~ ~ AND MEET TO SIT ON THE 162 8, 5| were his salutations: My honest~ ~Boyes, if ever you did 163 8, 5| embrace, love and honour, honest,~ ~discreet worthy Judges 164 8, 6| Companion of theirs,~ ~an honest joviall Priest, dwelling 165 8, 6| scattering Villages.~ ~ Oh mine honest friends, answered Calandrino, 166 8, 6| them, Bruno thus spake.~ ~ Honest friends, it is fit that 167 8, 6| confesse it in private to this honest~ ~Priest, and I will abstaine 168 8, 6| the rest. Be not too rash (honest~ ~Friends) in judging of 169 8, 6| for I speake to thee in honest earnest, there~ ~was a man 170 8, 6| thou shalt bestow~ ~on this honest Priest and us, two couple 171 8, 7| Reniero, and as~ ~thou art an honest gentleman, say thou art 172 8, 7| setting, when the poore honest country-man,~ ~because darke 173 8, 8| Sienna, two young men, of honest~ ~parentage and equall condition, 174 8, 8| to~ ~dine with us? Mine honest kinde neighbour Spinelloccio 175 8, 8| knoweth it not) I found, the honest trust I~ ~reposed in him, 176 8, 8| my wife and you, take my honest word for your~ ~warrant. 177 8, 9| any. True it is, that mine honest neighbor and my selfe, do 178 8, 9| no more. O my deer and honest neighbour Bruno (quoth the 179 8, 9| singular Society; and, by the~ ~honest trust thou reposest in mee, 180 8, 9| my knowledge,~ ~as this honest and apprehensive man hath 181 8, 9| deere a Friend.~ ~ Alas honest Buffalmaco, answered the 182 8, 9| who being maried to an honest woman must yet go abroad 183 8, 10| hers, to proceed from an~ ~honest meaning soule; rashly and 184 8, 10| houses I have, then breake my honest word with you.~ ~ Counterfeit 185 8, 10| found no fault with his honest offer, but sayde, hee shewed~ ~ 186 9, 1| APPROVING, THAT CHASTE AND HONEST WOMEN, OUGHT RATHER TO DENY~ ~ 187 9, 1| the wisedome used by an honest Gentlewoman, to rid her~ ~ 188 9, 1| shee might have the more honest~ ~occasion, to bee free 189 9, 3| The Woman, being of verie honest~ ~and civill conversation, 190 9, 3| be unmindfull of him. Honest neighbour Calandrino, answered 191 9, 3| Florines~ ~to one of these your honest friends, to see all the 192 9, 4| furnish himselfe with a more honest servant at Corsignano.~ ~ 193 9, 4| tarry a little while, for an honest man is comming hither, who~ ~ 194 9, 4| the money, for upon mine honest word, I may~ ~enquire throughout 195 9, 4| Fortarigo,~ ~hindred the honest intended enterprise of Aniolliero 196 9, 5| with Calandrino, saying. My honest Neighbour~ ~and Friend, 197 9, 5| Darest thou abuse thine~ ~honest wife so basely? I sweare 198 9, 5| worke,~ ~and said to them. Honest friends, I have certaine 199 9, 6| dwelt (not long~ ~since) an honest meane man, who kept a poore 200 9, 6| some knowledge of. This honest poore hoste had a~ ~woman ( 201 9, 6| imparted his mind to an honest loyall friend,~ ~named Adriano, 202 9, 6| knocking at the doore, the~ ~honest Hoste (being familiar and 203 9, 6| Husband (quoth she) he is no honest~ ~Gentleman; if hee should 204 9, 6| meere shame.~ ~ When the honest meaning Host heard, what 205 9, 7| speake with a true and honest meaning soule, and once 206 9, 10| there dwelt at Barletta, an honest~ ~man, called John de Barolo, 207 9, 10| understanding, what good and honest welcome, Gossip John~ ~afforded 208 9, 10| willing~ ~to goe lodge with an honest neighbour of hers, called 209 10, 2| to the Church, and an~ ~honest thankefull friend to the 210 10, 3| rather commending the honest defence, which Nathan made 211 10, 4| in regard of his former honest~ ~affection to the said 212 10, 4| it;~ ~provided, it were honest, and in her power: whereto 213 10, 4| request~ ~he made to be very honest: disposed her selfe to doe 214 10, 4| charitable~ ~disposition, which honest affection caused me to beare 215 10, 5| considered withall, the pure and honest intention of his Wife;~ ~ 216 10, 5| the part of a wise and honest woman, to lend an eare to 217 10, 8| is neyther reasonable nor honest. And~ ~if thou wert assured 218 10, 8| fitting and pleasing to Love? Honest things, belong~ ~to men 219 10, 8| although thy love were never so honest, yet he would better affect 220 10, 8| Yours, to a Noble and~ ~honest man; that of Gisippus, to 221 10, 8| by race, and no~ ~lesse honest then himselfe. Your judgement 222 10, 8| truely telling mee, that honest contented povertie, is the 223 10, 9| due recompence to their~ ~honest and ready courtesies. Many 224 10, 10| humour) said.~ ~The plaine honest simple man, that stood holding 225 10, 10| nature, and sorted to an~ ~honest end: which yet I will not 226 10, 10| and answered him in so~ ~honest and modest manner: he commanded 227 10, 10| blamed: but all has bin honest, as in a sweete and~ ~hermonious